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He has not heard of a single case of illegal fishing. 

 There is one saw mill in his district where the sawdust and refuse are 

 allowed to go into the river, which is disastrous to the fish for about four 

 miles below the mill before the sawdust is arrested in another mill pond 

 containing brook trout. , 



There are no fishways in his district. 



Overseer Edward Fleminrj, Hastings, reports that there have not been 

 many violations of the Fisheries Act come under his notice from Hastings 

 to the Narrows, or in his division, and angling and trolling have been good. 

 There have been some fine catches reported, and the guides in Hastings 

 claim the men they have rowed for went away quite pleased. There 

 is a power house in Hastings, where the fish, after spawning, gathered in the 

 swift water. He found that there was spearincr going on under it in the 

 raceway, and he spoke to the owner, who helped him board it up, and from 

 that on he had no complaints. He finds that since the nets were taken out 

 the bass and maskinonge are getting much more plentiful, and altogether 

 the sportsmen and local fishermen who fish on the division of this River 

 Trent seem perfectly satisfied. 



Overseer John Green, Marmora, reports that he only saw one fish light 

 out in 1907, but could not catch them, as the wind was in their favor. The 

 water was about two and one-half to three feet higher in Crow Lake than 

 in the two previous years, and the fishing was not as good. The water stayed 

 up longer and higher in the spring, which he hopes has covered the eggs. 

 Some years the eggs are left bare from water going down. He believes it 

 would be a good idea to have a fish channel through the dam at Marmora, 

 as it would let the maskinonge go up and down. 



Overseer J . H. Hess, Hastings, reports that he finds a great improve- 

 ment in the bass and maskinonge fishing since the removing of the hoop nets, 

 especially maskinonge. The small bass is particularly plentiful, and the 

 law regarding the taking of small bass and maskinonge has been well adhered 

 to by all anglers. The catch of bass was somewhat smaller than other years, 

 but judging from the quantity of small bass that there seem to be in the 

 water, in the course of a short time the bass fishing will be again up to the 

 standard. The law regarding fishing has been well observed. 



Overseer J. E. Irish, Vennachar, reports that the catch of fish in his 

 district was small, owing to the fact that he would not recommend licenses 

 In any of the trout lakes. In November he visited a few of the lakes, and 

 found nothing illegal going on. The fishery regulations were well observed. 

 The two dollar permits gave good satisfaction, but, as he did not receive 

 them until late in the season, he only sold one. 



The mill owners observed the law fairly well. 



Partridge were scarce this year ; wild ducks were not any more numerous 

 than last year; muskrats are scarce; and deer are as numerous as in other 

 years. 



Overseer W. H. Johnson, Harwood, reports that this has been a remark- 

 ably good year for fish and the protection of spawn, as the water stayed 

 about the same all through the close season. The law has been fairly well 

 observed. Two violations came to his notice. He found the parties with 

 spears and rifles, took their outfit, imposed a fine, and returned the outfit 

 after close season under warning. Quite a number of Americans visited 

 Rice Lake. Fish were plentiful, and they, as well as others, were well 

 satisfied with the catch. 



